Automatically add a task into the timeline

I'm going to bookmark this thread, really curious if the community has a solution on this one!

I've been baffled by this issue as well and am really surprising that adding a new task to the SharePoint timeline isn't the default behavior or at least configurable.

Hi

I am new to NinTex and what I'm suggesting is currently not within my skill set (so no solution here), but this article...

Creating attractive emails with HTML tables in Nintex | Habanero Consulting Group 

...talks about using Nintex to display list items in HTML/CSS tables or varible width DIVs

My idea is to hide the default Sharepoint timeline and replace it with a HTML/CSS table/div solution. Why not display each task item in a row on a table or a separate DIV where the column/div width is a % based on #days for task / % days of project

I'm guessing each task would be 3 columns/ or 3 inline divs

Column 1 = # days from beginning of project to 1st day of task

Column 2 = #days from beginning of task to end of task

Column 3 = #days from end of task to end of project

|-------------------|

|-----|

    |-----------|

           |----------|

I'm being lazy here, but

- PROJECT is the width of the full timline = # days of the project

- BEFORE% is the % based on # days between start of project and start of task over the # of days for the project

- TASK% is the % based on # days between start of task and end of task over the # of days for the project

- AFTER% is the % based on # days between end of task and end of project over the # of days for the project

<div style="width: 100%;">
<div style="float: left; width: BEFORE%;">BEFORE TASK</div>
<div style="float: left; width: TASK%;">TASK</div>
<div style="float: left; width: AFTER%;">AFTER TASK</div>
<br style="clear: left;" />
</div>

I am guessing with this level of control, tasks could then be coloured coded to show which tasks

 - are overdue in red

 - on track in green

 - yet to start but no overdue in blue

 - not started but due to start in yellow

 - etc

Just another thought

I guess this would also allow for the DIV containers to allow include the name of the task either inside the DIV or to the side

On top of all this, I'm guess there would need to be 1 row to label, position of today date which would be a 1 day width DIV using the same mechanics as the task DIVs

And maybe one or more rows to list milestones(?)

Ok, so does this idea have merit, can anything that actually has the right skills package this into something useful for the rest of us?

Regards

Michael

Marian,

I would have to disagree with you about my response being "completely out of topic".

This topic is discussing how to add tasks to timelines automatically. From my own reading, I have discovered the same thing here that other people have mention;

1. There appears to be no out of the box solution in Sharepoint
2. Current workarounds involve javascript that manipulates Sharepoint timeline code

So my post is directly addressing the topic about tasks and timelines with an alternatively workaround which uses Nintex construct an alternative to the stock Sharepoint timeline.

Regards

Michael